Wildcats Fall to No. 5 Stanford, 7-2

March 23, 1999

EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern women's tennis team received a No. 23 national ranking from the ITA today. The doubles tandem of senior Laura Guignon (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph's Academy) and junior Katherine Nasser (Arlington Heights, Ill./John Hersey) moved up the rankings from No. 50 to No. 31.

Also today, the Wildcats dropped a 7-2 decision to No. 5-ranked Stanford. They will next play at Arizona on Thurs., March 25, beginning at 2 p.m. CST.

#23 Northwestern at #5 Stanford
Taube Family Tennis Stadium - Palo Alto, Calif.

Stanford 7, Northwestern 2

Singles

1. Marissa Irvin (S) def. Katherine Nasser (N)        6-2, 6-0 
2. Teryn Ashley (S) def. Shannon Duffy (N)            7-6, 6-3 
3. Laura Guignon (N) def. Gabriela Lastra (S)    3-6, 6-1, 6-3 
4. Lauren Kalvaria (S) def. Colleen Cheng (N)         6-4, 6-1 
5. Jennifer Heiser (S) def. Lia Jackson (N)           7-5, 7-5 
6. Jennifer Lutgert (N) def. Keiko Tokuda (S)         7-6, 6-3

Doubles

1. Irvin/Ashley (S) def. Nasser/Guignon (N)                8-5 
2. Lastra/Kalvaria (S) def. Cheng/Jackson (N)              8-2 
3. Heiser/Tokuda (S) def. Duffy/Leigh Weinraub (N)         8-4

Updated Records: Northwestern 6-4, Stanford 14-2

Northwestern University Athletics

Northwestern University Athletics

Stanford 7, Northwestern 2

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